Raiders reward Reece with three-year extension

Fullback Marcel Reece is one of the Raiders’ leaders and never complains even though logic dictates that he should get the ball more (he had one touch in Sunday’s season-opening loss.)

The team rewarded him by signing the Pro Bowl fullback to a three-year contract extension worth $13 million, league sources said, on Friday. Reece has appeared in 47 games for the Raiders, making 31 starts since 2008 and totaled 106 rushes for 505 yards (4.8 yards per carry) with 107 receptions for 1,159 yards (10.8 yards per reception).

Reece is guaranteed $7.2 million in the new deal.

A former receiver at the University of Washington, Reece last year had 271 rushing yards (4.6 yards per carry) and 496 receiving yards. Reece’s 52 receptions last season were second on the team, and his 9.5 yards per catch were tops among backs in the NFL.

“It’s another step to my goal – being a Raider for life,” Reece said. “I plan on playing for as long as God will allow me to. If it’s for a lot longer, I want it all to be with the Raiders. Al Davis believed in me more than I did myself at times, and it meant a lot to me. I take it to heart and I take it seriously.

“Mark Davis has loved me the same. I love the organization and I love the Raiders family. I plan on being a Raider for life.”